Impaired Driving - Fight Impaired Driving Charges

Fighting an Impaired Driving Impaired Driving, Drive over 80mgs, Fighting a drinking and driving charge. The severe penalties for impaired driving offences, and drinking and driving offences affect not only the accused driver, but the accused's family, the ability to earn an income, and right to drive.

Should you fight an Impaired Driving, drinking and driving charge? The answer may be that you have no choice.

When you consider the mandatory penalties involved for an Impaired Driving, Drive over 80 Drinking and Driving Conviction, if you need to drive to earn an income, or drive to get to work, you have to dispute any drinking and driving charge.

The costs imposed by the Ministry of Transportation of over three thousand dollars to get your licence back, and the insurance implications means that a conviction for a drinking and driving offence can cost the driver over fifty two thousand dollars ($52,000.00).

Impaired Driving - Drinking and driving financial costs

$1000.00 Fine
$300.00 Licence reinstatement fees
$500.00 Back On Track Fee (alcohol counseling)
$1500.00 Interlock Device
$10,000 Insurance increase per year for 5 years

These costs alone can justify the cost of disputing an impaired driving charge and hiring a lawyer.

More Impaired Driving Information;

Refuse Breathalyzer Test
Refuse Roadside Breathalyzer Test
Drive Over 80 Mgs
Penalties for Impaired Driving and Drinking and Driving Offences
The Police Investigation for Impaired Driving
Impaired Driving and the Crown Attorneys office